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Grynspan Leads Third UN Chief Straw Poll
A US official said the next UN chief must reject "absurd, politicized, woke ideology." P5 ballots will later change color to flag vetoes without naming countries.
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About Rebeca Grynspan
Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis is a Costa Rican economist who has served as Secretary-General of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) since 2021. She was previously Secretary-General of the Ibero-American General Secretariat from 2014 to 2021 and Vice President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998.
Everything about Rebeca Grynspan →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer, economist
- Position held
- Ibero-American Secretary-General, UN board member, Vice President of Costa Rica, UN Trade and Development
- Citizenship
- Costa Rica
- Born
- December 14, 1955